Valley City, Illinois Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Valley City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast19%—91°73°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle24%0.02″86°73°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle24%—84°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear10%—83°64°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—90°65°+7°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm26%0.04″88°71°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Showers28%0.10″85°72°-3°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~94%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:09 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Valley City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Valley City
- Sat91°73°19%
- Sun86°73°24%
- Mon84°68°24%
- Tue83°64°10%
- Wed90°65°11%
- Thu88°71°26%
- Fri85°72°28%
- Sat85°70°22%
- Sun75°60°6%
- Mon77°58°6%
- Tue78°61°11%
- Wed81°64°13%
- Thu84°65°13%
- Fri83°68°23%
- Sat87°70°17%
- Sun89°73°16%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Valley City
SPC has placed Valley City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Valley City
- 62340